Sadio Mane’s PR Manager Claims Leroy Sane ‘Racially Insulted’ Him

Bacary Cisse, Sadio Mane’s publicist, has accused Leroy Sane of racially insulting the winger during a spat against Bayern Munich.

The Senegalese joined Saudi Arabian side Al-Nassr in a £34 million deal, ending his miserable tenure at Bayern just a year after joining from Liverpool on Tuesday.

Mane and Sane clashed at Bayern Munich in April following Bayern’s first-leg Champions League quarter-final defeat to Manchester City at the Etihad, which City won 3-0.

Mane and Sane were spotted arguing as the players exited the field, and Mane was reported to have punched his teammate in the face, leaving him with a bleeding lip as other players were forced to separate them.

Three months later, in an interview with After Foot RMC, Cisse claimed that Sane ‘racially insulted’ his client and that Bayern hushed up the ‘crazy’ incident as the consequences grew.

When questioned if Sane did racially abuse Mane, and if Bayern attempted to cover up the incident in order to protect Sane, Cisse replied: “Yes, indeed. I can’t enter into certain details. That’s why I said there was ingratitude on Bayern’s part. It’s crazy.”

Mane was claimed to have been picked up in a private vehicle at Munich Airport the day after the game, while Sane boarded the team coach.

Following the altercation, Sane was spotted wearing a cap to hide his injuries, with the players being seen engaging in a more civilised manner on the field days later.

Cisse defended his client, delving into what he perceived to be the personalities of both players before attacking the German press for their coverage of what happened.

“Everyone with a knowledge of European football knows that Sane is a very condescending guy, while Sadio is very calm and has shown that everywhere he played,’ he said.

“Sane has exceeded the limits. Many wrong things were said about what happened. Many dirty things came out of the German press. They sided with Sane against Sadio. They said Sadio was fined €500k, which is a lie.

“Sane apologized to Sadio after the incident. Why? Because he knew it was him who f* up. He called some players and told them: “I sent a text to Sadio, tell him to respond.”

“Sadio responded and accepted his apology, but told him that shouldn’t happen again.”

Cisse also said that the forward’s departure from Bayern Munich was not for football reasons, but because the club couldn’t understand how an African star could be their highest-paid player.

“It wasn’t a footballing decision (to sell him),” he said. “Sadio’s salary bothered the Germans, they didn’t understand how an African joins the club and becomes the top earner ahead of everyone, so they wanted to get rid of him.

“They never called the player’s representatives. They never told Sadio face-to-face that they wanted to get rid of him. They just sent (Thomas) Tuchel to tell him that he will be a third-choice left winger.

“Sadio has nothing to prove to the Germans. He didn’t become what he’s become thanks to Bayern. It was thanks to Liverpool. Bayern were ungrateful. They were paying an African all this money, and that hurt them.”